TULCA Festival of Visual Arts is delighted to invite you to the exhibition launch and opening events of the 15th edition of the festival, curated by Matt Packer. The exhibition, titled They Call Us The Screamers, features the work of Fabienne Audeoud, Sam Basu and Liz Murray, Kian Benson Bailes, David Beattie, Oisin Byrne, Ciarán Ó … Continued

In our preparations for the 15th edition of TULCA Festival of Visual Art, we have been approached by a number of people with prior involvement in the commune that is referenced by the title and thematic approach of the ‘They Call Us The Screamers’ exhibition. While we were aware of the controversies that have been … Continued

TULCA 2016, entitled ‘The Headless City’, asks two questions: What’s gone wrong with our cities? And what are we going to do about it? Festival curator Daniel Jewesbury says, “There’s so much that’s uncertain about the future of our cities, and the artists in The Headless City have approached the theme with great openness – … Continued

“Pitched as a container, diagnosis and provocation, ‘The Headless City’ curated by Daniel Jewesbury invited viewers to step outside their rationale and to make demands for public space in imagining a future for our cities….. The curator showed dexterity in moulding his rigorous body of research into something quite loose and non-prescriptive, which allowed smut, … Continued

Last weekend (as part of The Headless City, the TULCA 2016 Festival of Visual Arts in Galway, Ireland) artists Loitering Theatre filmed anti-war activist Margaretta D’Arcy in the moments shortly after her spaceship’s emergency crash landing on Silverstrand beach in the west of Ireland. HERE D’Arcy had been travelling into the future on a mission … Continued